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Information about pests, food production (including gardening), turf and landscape, and water quality.

Provides law enforcement services to the city of Ankeny, including access to 911 emergency response services staffed by trained personnel who assess requests for assistance and coordinate the dispatch of appropriate emergency response agencies.

Food pantry that offers both drive-thru and walk-up services. One visit per month.

Child Adolescent Health Program helps children and families access preventive healthcare by offering the following services:

- Provides education to all newly eligible Medicaid clients about how their healthcare coverage will provide for preventive and ill healthcare.

- Helps families find a doctor or dentist for their medical and dental care.

- Helps families with housing, food, energy assistance, parenting programs, and referrals to community resources and services.

- Reminders when a child needs routine medical and dental check-ups.

- Provides health education and support on a variety of topics.

- Contacts families to provide care coordination.

- Transportation information to Medicaid approved appointments.

- Helps families with Medicaid Presumptive of Eligibility applications.

- Helps families with Hawk-I insurance applications.

I-Smile services include:

- Dental screenings and fluoride varnish applications.

- Dental sealant applications.

- Silver Diamine Fluoride treatment for early decay.

- Oral hygiene and dental nutritional counseling.

- Completing school dental screening certificates.

- Care coordination for families, such as finding a dentist, understanding or acquiring dental insurance (and/or other payment options), scheduling dental appointments, and answering general oral health questions.

Thrift store that sells donated goods at reasonable prices.  Items can be donated at store or a pick-up can be scheduled.

Offers, as resources allow, to help refugees and asylees reach economic self-sufficiency and to them with any problems, interests and concerns they may have. The Bureau of Refugee Services works to serve as a central clearinghouse in order to refer refugees and asylees to any resource necessary and available to them. The Bureau is the service agency for all refugees enrolled in FIP, the state welfare reform program. Now offering a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) program. This program will help participants prepare for the class, enroll into the DMACC CDL program at no cost, and obtain a job after completion. Participants will also qualify for “Jump Start” training specially designed to help English Language Learners.

Law enforcement services.

Provides care for the whole family, including physicals, immunizations, prenatal care, and general health services. Offers comprehensive and preventive healthcare for prenatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients by board-certified family medicine physicians.

Works with residents and businesses to:

- Reduce secondhand smoke exposure;

- Help keep children and teenagers from starting to use tobacco;

- Identify and eliminate disparities related to commercial tobacco use and its effects amount population groups;

- Increase commercial tobacco cessation.

Offers gently used clothing and household items. 

Provides protective services for adults 60 and over, and adults with disabilities age 18 and over. Abuses of the nature defined by the Adult Protective Services program are a type of domestic violence that have a strong and lasting impact on adults with disabilities and older adults of our community. This type of abuse affects a victim’s overall health and well-being and can affect health concerns such as blood pressure, heart problems, and other medical problems.

Provides the maintenance and minor repair on the city's storm water system and sanitary sewer system . Also provides garbage collection once a week and recycling and yard waste pick.

Offers individual, family and group counseling and therapy services to those looking for help with their mental or behavioral health.

Responsible for the following correctional facilities: ANAMOSA STATE PENITENTIARY (319-462-3504): ASP is a high medium security men's facility emphasizing academic and vocation education, psychological service and counseling, cognitive skills training, licensed substance abuse program, family violence prevention, pre-release programming, and prison industries. ASP serves as the reception and classification center for all juvenile males adjudicated to the adult institutional corrections system CLARINDA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (712-542-5634): A medium security men’s institution emphasizing: academic education, violence prevention, anger management, parenting programs, psychological counseling, cognitive skills training, substance abuse program, prison industry (trailer production), private family visitation, reentry program, pre-release program, vocational training, and special needs programs FT. DODGE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (515-574-4700): A medium security men’s facility, emphasizing: academic and vocational education, psychological services and counseling, cognitive skills training, substance abuse program, reentry programs, anger management, parenting programs, family violence program, and MIFVPP IOWA CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN, MITCHELLVILLE (515-725-5042): Serves as the reception and classification center for all females entering the adult institutional corrections system. A medium security women's facility emphasizing academic and vocational education, prison industries, psychological counseling, cognitive skill training, substance abuse programs, violence prevention, pre-release program, reentry programs, anger management and parenting programs IOWA MEDICAL & CLASSIFICATION CENTER, CORALVILLE (319-626-2391): IMCC serves as the reception and classification center for all males 18 years of age and older entering the adult institutional corrections system. After extensive testing and assessment of risk, health and cognitive skills, they are then processed on to other facilities. A medium security general population unit is in operation at IMCC, as well as, a special needs unit with both medical and mental health beds. IMCC also runs the only licensed forensic psychiatric hospital in the state, providing inpatient psychiatric and evaluation service to non-adjudicated patients IOWA STATE PENITENTIARY, FT. MADISON (319-372-5432): A maximum security prison facility for men emphasizing: academic and vocational education, prison industries, psychological counseling, cognitive skills training, and offender treatment MT. PLEASANT WOMEN'S UNIT, Mt. Pleasant (319-385-9511): A medium/minimum security institution for women emphasizing cognitive based programming including substance abuse, sex offender programming, thinking for a change, and academic programming. In addition, mental health re-entry and recreation services are provided NEWTON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY (641-792-7552): A medium security facility for men. Includes: violence prevention, anger management, parenting programs, psychological counseling, cognitive skills training, licensed substance abuse program, pre-release programs, off grounds work programs, Storybook, GED and literacy, CALM, Thinking for Success, criminality, Braille, Key-life skills, Blackhawk County Re-entry, prison industries, etc. NORTH CENTRAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, Rockwell City (712-297-7521): A minimum security facility for men emphasizing academic and vocational education, psychological counseling, cognitive skills training, licensed substance abuse program, parenting programs, leader dog training, family violence prevention, pre-release program, anger management, off grounds work, prison industries, and many other programs. OTHER CONTACTS: Ft. Des Moines Work Release Program: 515-242-6956 Re-Entry Resources: [email protected]

Childhood and adult vaccines and flu shots available.

Offers a holistic approach that ensures participants receive comprehensive and integrated care including the mind-body connection, while addressing their support needs.

Each participant is assigned a team of professionals including a Registered Nurse, Care Coordinator, and Peer Support (adult) and Family Peer Support Specialists (children) who actively review the member’s mental and medical condition and create an individualized care plan. Provides assistance in navigating the healthcare system and accessing resources, personalized supports, and a major focus on wellness, prevention activities, education, and healthy lifestyle choices.